Animals and Cryptids In The Bible
In the Book of Numbers, this animal famously speaks to its owner, Balaam, after seeing an angel of the Lord blocking the path—making it the first "talking animal" since the Garden of Eden.
What is a Donkey?
This central phrase by Aleister Crowley teaches that discovering and doing your “True Will” is the highest spiritual directive.
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"?
This common phrase is often used by believers to distinguish their personal walk with Jesus from "organized legalism" or traditional church structures. "It’s not a religion, it’s a ___________"?
Relationship
According to Maxwell's analysis of the Great Seal on the back of the American dollar bill, the eagle is actually derived from the ancient concept of this mythological bird
What is the Phoenix
This tabletop role-playing game, created in 1974, was the target of widespread panic in the 1980s due to claims that it taught players "real-world witchcraft" and encouraged suicide.
Wha is “Dungeons and Dragons”
During Yom Kippur, this animal was symbolically burdened with the sins of the community and sent into the wilderness to "Azazel."
What is a Goat? or Scape Goat
To perform this classic sleepover "levitation" trick, participants chant this eight-word phrase while attempting to lift a friend with only two fingers.
What is "Light as a feather, stiff as a board"?
This term was used by Christians who explicitly state that they only listen to Christian Music and don't listen to ______ music.
Secular Music
Maxwell claims that the biblical verse Luke 22:10, in which Jesus tells his disciples to follow a "man with a water pitcher," is an astrological allegory for humanity's transition out of Pisces and into this new Age
What is the Age of Aquarius
In the 1980s, these colorful creatures were scrutinized by some religious organizations, which claimed their "stare" power and mystical belly symbols were training children in New Age spirit-channeling.
What are the Care Bears
Described in Job 40 as having a tail like a cedar and bones like tubes of bronze, this creature is often cited by cryptozoologists as a potential "living dinosaur."
What is the Behemoth?
Often attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus, this four-word maxim suggests that the patterns of the macrocosm (the universe) are reflected in the microcosm (the individual).
"As above, so below"
This common phrase was often used by someone who warns Christians to steer clear of anything "worldly".
"We are supposed to be __ the world, but ____ __ __".
In the World but not of it.
Because they operate in the dark, the global elites who gather annually at the Bohemian Grove in northern California chose this nocturnal bird as their symbol
What is the owl
Question: In the late 1990s, this Japanese media franchise featuring collectible pocket monsters faced backlash from religious groups claiming the creatures were demons and that the game promoted occult evolution.
What is “Pokemon”
In older translations of Isaiah 13, these "shaggy goats" or "dancing demons" are said to inhabit the ruins of Babylon, representing a wild, chaotic spiritual presence in the desert.
What are Satyrs (or Se'irim)?
Derived from an Aramaic phrase meaning "I create as I speak," this famous stage-magic word was originally used in the ancient world as an amulet to ward off disease.
What is Abracadabra?
This four-letter acronym "F.R.O.G." was found on everything from rubber wristbands to bookmarks.
Fully. Rely. On. God.
According to Maxwell, the spiked "crown of thorns" worn by the Statue of Liberty is actually an occult symbol representing this natural phenomenon
What are the Sun's Rays
This 1980s fad, consisting of soft-sculpture dolls with unique faces, was accused by some pastors of being cursed or possessed because their adoption papers felt too much like "blood oaths."
What are “Cabbage Patch Kids”
Found in a single mention in Isaiah 34, this "night creature" or "screech owl" is often linked in Jewish mysticism to a primordial female demon of the wilderness.
What is the Night Hag (or Lilith)?
Often described as a "thought-form," this occult term refers to a non-physical entity that arises from the collective thoughts and energy of a large group of people.
What is an Egregore?
Often seen as a mathematical-style logo on hats and t-shirts, these four symbols represent the humility-focused decree from John 3:30. + > I <
Christ Must Increase and I Must Decrease
According to Maxwell, the magicians of Celtic England made their magic wands out of this specific material, which ultimately gave the modern American film industry its name.
What is Holly Wood
This 1982 film was boycotted by some religious groups, who claimed it used "demonic imagery" to normalize alien visitation as a spiritual substitute for God.
What is ET the Extra Terrestrial